King, Pieroni Earn Big Ten Swimmer of the Week Honors

King, Pieroni Earn Big Ten Swimmer of the Week Honors

CHICAGO – Indiana University swimmers Lilly King and Blake Pieroni both earned weekly honors from the Big Ten on Wednesday, the league office announced.

King was named the Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week, while Pieroni earned the same honor for the men. The honor is the third in the career for King and the fourth for Pieroni.

“What a great way for both Lilly and Blake to rebound from their Olympic gold-medal summer at the Rio Olympics then to come out strong in the first week with this conference honor,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “We are pleased with the start of both of their seasons.”

King collected six top-three finishes this past weekend, helping the Hoosiers defeat Florida twice in a tri-meet that also included Texas. King won both 100 breaststroke events, posting a NCAA B cut time of 1:01.19. King, the NCAA Champion in both the 100 and 200 breast, also posted a NCAA B qualifying mark of 2:11.84 in the 200.

Pieroni had a great weekend for IU, helping the Hoosiers sweep Texas and Florida and earn the No. 1 ranking in the country in the CSCAA/TYR Coaches Poll.  Pieroni swept the 100 freestyle events over the weekend, winning the 100 SCY freestyle with a NCAA qualifying score of 43.25. The Valparaiso, Ind., native also finished first in the 200 SCY freestyle with a NCAA B cut time of 1:35.75.

The Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be back in the pool this Friday, Oct. 28 at 11:00 a.m. ET when the Hoosiers face Kentucky and Tennessee in a tri-meet of nationally-ranked squads in Lexington.

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